We looked back at where that voice comes from. His father. Growing up poor. It’s more complex than that, but we’ll keep it short and simple here. That is his programming. It’s only been hanging out with him and running his show for 60 years..
Guilt was the first thing he said to me that morning along the lines of what is going to make this hard. He didn’t say: “I’ll never figure out a way to get the work done.” He didn’t say: “I won’t be able to keep revenues up if I’m only working 35 hours a week.” He said: “I’m going to feel guilty.” Boy, we hit gold with that one!
I helped him poke around at it and see that guilt for what it is. His programming. It is a core part of his “beingness”. Not the guilt itself but the “must always work hard all the time” belief that creates the guilt. That’s fundamentally who he thinks he is.
That work ethic has served him well in many ways, for many years. But the past is the past. We care about now and what we’re creating. In its existing form, his work ethic programming does not serve him. Quite the opposite.
You can take this to the bank. If the way of being is that “I am a hard worker and if I am not doing something productive anytime I could be, then I’m falling short.” If that is the programming, then that guy is never going from 50 hours a week to 35. He probably already feels a guilty for working a mere 50 hours a week.
He can post a 35-hour sign on his mirror and all the rest. And he’ll still be working 50. That powerful programming, subtle most of the time, is calling the shots. It will not let him drop to 35 hours. The programing controls the thinking, the decision-making, the actions, and the outcomes.
So, it’s kind of simple. We must change the programming. We certainly can. That will involve the series of conversations he and I will continue to have. Using new tools and processes, practicing new thinking.
And then making conscious and deliberate decisions from that new way of being. Creating is about first getting what’s in the way out of the way. Then it gets to the “outer”. In his case, that will include things like pricing of services, who’s going to do the work he’s not doing, and lots more.
If you’re interested in rewiring the brain, here’s a good video for you.
Joe Dispenza Changing Programming
As we conclude on this topic and make ready for the next…
Do This:
- Go back to where you’d like to create more by doing less. Where I suggested you explore cutting your time and energy being spent on something by 50%.
- Who are you being? Who have you been being? What do you think is your old programing that has been running your show so far?
- To accomplish this new creation, who do you need to be? What do you need to rewire?
That will get you started.
If you missed any of our earlier newsletters, you can find them here. And if you’d like more guidance on any of this, feel free to email me.
